A QINGBAI CARVED LOBED BOWL
SONG DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY
The shallow sides flaring to the petal-lobed rim formed by six notches, the interior fluidly carved and combed with a peony spray bearing one large blossom, covered inside and out with a crackled glaze of rich aquamarine tone, the base unglazed
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) diam.
Lot Essay
A related Qingbai bowl in the Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated in Qingbai Ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, London, 2002, no. 2.